That last sprint to hell, ah, IFA

Damian Koh | Aug 30, 2007

BERLIN, GERMANY--Finally, IFA begins tomorrow and it has certainly been an exciting start… Of The Amazing Race caliber. Only yours truly didn't have US$1 million waiting at the end of the race, unlike our blogger who'd won a free ride and pass to both IFA and the Pink concert taking place in Berlin August 30.

At the top of the list was the fact that this reporter almost didn't make it to the land of bratwurst and beer. All no thanks to the extremely tight connecting flight, delays to the first leg of the journey, and a horrendous queue snaking through the security checks at Frankfurt Airport. So what's a good fella supposed to do? Run, run like hell. Just like those poor sods seen scuttling through checkpoints and airports in The Amazing Race.

We'll spare you the unprintables here, but if this brave reporter had taken part in the reality TV show, not to be modest, but yours truly would have had a damn good chance of winning the prize pot. Yes, we made it to our connecting flight, within a 20-minute window, by the skin of our teeth. And, yes, we're finally here in Berlin for the world's largest consumer electronics trade show kicking off tomorrow.

So bookmark this page for the latest and hottest gadgets at IFA which we'll be bringing you, along with blog updates from our guest blogger Eunice Lim. For now, sorry, you'll get no tales of late-night brewskies and hangovers. We'll be popping Brand's Essence of Chicken cordyceps to prep for the crazy rounds at the fair tomorrow. Guten nacht, mein freunds!

Filed under: Gadgets
Leave a comment | Bookmark | Share